Railway earnings up by 12%

The earnings of Indian Railways during the period of April 1st, 2014 to October 31st, 2014 saw an appreciable increase of 12% to 86,595 crore. However, the overall number of passengers saw a slight dip in the same period.

The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during April 1, 2014 to October 31, 2014 was 86,595.04 crore compared to 77,273.88 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 12.06 per cent.

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• The total approximate earning from goods during April 1, 2014- October 31, 2014 was 57,646.68 crore compared to

51,877.98 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 11.12 per cent. The total approximate revenue earning from passengers during April 1, 2014-October 31, 2014 was 24,716.97 crore compared to

21,247.64 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 16.33 per cent. crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 6.58 per cent.

The total approximate numbers of passengers booked suburban sectors, the number of passengers booked during April 2014 to October 2014 were around 2,664.95 million and 2,253.62